Judgment Day Half Marathon, 10K & 5K Run/Walk
About this race
THE LAST RACE IN OUR SERIES, JUDGMENT DAY...ONE OF THE BEST COURSES IN THE VALLEY!
HALF MARATHON DESCRIPTION:
A VERY SCENIC COURSE. IT STARTS & FINISHES AT THE HISTORIC SAM LYNN BALLPARK. YOU WILL RUN OUT THE BACK GATE TO THE PAVED KERN RIVER PAVED TRAIL (EAST) INTO THE PANORAMA VISTA PRESERVE (DIRT TRAILS) FOR A 3.5 MILE LOOP, AND THEN BACK ONTO THE KERN RIVER PAVED TRAIL TO CHINA GRADE ROAD. RUNNERS WILL TURN RIGHT ONTO THE ALFRED HARRELL HWY/CHINA GRADE LOOP (CLOSED ROAD) - YES THAT'S A CHALLENGING 1 MILE CLIMB UP TO THE PANORAMA BLUFFS, BUT EVERYONE LOVES IT, AND JUDGMENT DAY WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT IT! ONCE AT THE TOP, YOU WILL CONTINUE THROUGH PANORAMA PARK ALONG THE BLUFFS WITH AWESOME VISTA VIEWS, BEFORE SWEEPING BACK DOWN (CLOSED MANOR STREET EXIT) TO THE PAVED RUNNING TRAIL ALONG THE KERN RIVER, AND FINISHING BACK INSIDE THE BALLPARK.
10K COURSE DESCRIPTION:
OUR 10K WAS INTRODUCED IN 2025, AND IT DID NOT DISSAPPOINT!
YOU WILL START WITH THE HALF MARATHON RUNNERS, STARTING INSIDE THE HISTORIC SAM LYNN BALLPARK, AND RUNNING OUT THE BACK GATE TO THE PAVED KERN RIVER PAVED TRAIL (EAST). AT MILE 2.8, THERE WILL BE "SPLIT" WHERE THE HALF MARATHON GOES LEFT, AND THE 10K COURSE GOES RIGHT, AND UP THE 0.40 MILE DIRT TRAIL, ABOUT 190' ELEVATION GAIN (STRAVA CALLS IT BLUFF HILL). ONCE AT THE TOP, YOU WILL JOIN THE PANAROMA PAVED TRAIL, AND CONTINUE THROUGH PANORAMA PARK ALONG THE BLUFFS WITH AWESOME VISTA VIEWS, BEFORE SWEEPING BACK DOWN (CLOSED MANOR STREET EXIT) TO THE PAVED RUNNING TRAIL ALONG THE KERN RIVER, AND FINISHING BACK INSIDE THE BALLPARK.
THESE COURSES HAVE EVERYTHING! START/FINISH INSIDE THE BALLPARK ON GRASS, PAVED TRAILS, DIRT TRAILS, PAVED (CLOSED) ROADS, AN UPHILL, A DOWNHILL, AND LOTS OF FUN!!
5K COURSE DESCRIPTION:
START & FINISH FROM INSIDE SAM LYNN BALLPARK, IT'S AN OUT & BACK, ALL ON THE KERN RIVER (PAVED) TRAIL. IT IS FAST & FLAT!!
HALF MARATHON & 10K START TIME: 7:30AM
5K START TIME: 7:40AM
Aid Stations at Miles: 1.4, 3.6, 6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 10, and 11.6.
Porta Potties at Miles: 1.5, 3.6, 6.1, 7.1, 10, and 11.5
WHAT MAKES THIS EVENT STAND OUT?
- Plenty of Aid Stations, and they are FUN and go ALL OUT FOR YOU!!
- Interactive Race Day Experience with RaceJoy
- Live Results Texted to Phone
- FREE Hot Breakfast, Made Fresh
- FREE La Rosa's Fruit Bars
- FREE Race Photos
- Post Race Michelob Ultra Beer Garden
- Water, Electrolit, and GU, on the Course
- DJ Music on the Course & Finish Venue
- Top Age Group Awards
- Overall Male & Female Awards
- Women's Race Tank Tops
- Men's Race Short-Sleeve Shirt
- Awesome Finisher Medals
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bakersfield, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:53 AM and sets at 6:35 PM local time (PDT) in Bakersfield on October 4, 2026 — 11h 42m of daylight.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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